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enKing County Flips The Script On Prostitution, Targeting Buyers Instead Of Sex Workershttp://kplu.org/post/king-county-flips-script-prostitution-targeting-buyers-instead-sex-workers
<p><iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/172334742&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false" width="100%"></iframe></p><p><span style="font-size: 14.4444446563721px; line-height: 1.5;">Law enforcement authorities in King County have announced a major change in how they go after prostitution. They said they plan to stop targeting prostituted women, and train their sites instead on the men paying for sex.</span></p><p>Police and advocates say prostituted women have long been targeted for arrest – 10 times more often than the buyers, according to the Washington State Patrol.</p><p>Wed, 15 Oct 2014 22:40:14 +0000Gabriel Spitzer19073 at http://kplu.orgKing County Flips The Script On Prostitution, Targeting Buyers Instead Of Sex WorkersBuyers Of Underage Sex Get Little Jail Time, New Study Showshttp://kplu.org/post/buyers-underage-sex-get-little-jail-time-new-study-shows
<p><iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/164776723&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false" width="100%"></iframe></p><p>Men who are convicted of paying for sex with minors are unlikely to serve much time behind bars, says the<span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://sharedhope.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Demanding_Justice_Report_2014.pdf" style="line-height: 1.5;" target="_blank">finding of new research</a><span style="line-height: 1.5;"> conducted by Arizona State University and released by Shared Hope International, an organization trying to stop sex trafficking. </span></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">The study examined 134 cases in Seattle, Phoenix, Portland and Baltimore-Washington, D.C.</span></p><p>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 12:05:00 +0000Paula Wissel18277 at http://kplu.orgBuyers Of Underage Sex Get Little Jail Time, New Study ShowsSeattle's Underground Sex Economy Explained, In Five Pointshttp://kplu.org/post/seattles-underground-sex-economy-explained-five-points
<p>Seattle’s underground sex economy more than doubled between 2003 and 2007, when the industry shrunk in other U.S. cities, according to a study by the Urban Institute released Wednesday.</p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">The <a href="http://datatools.urban.org/features/theHustle/index.html" target="_blank">in-depth study</a>&nbsp;on the economics of the underground commercial sex trade focused on eight U.S. cities, including Seattle, through national data sets and interviews with hundreds of sex workers and law enforcement officials.</span></p><p>Thu, 13 Mar 2014 17:53:38 +0000Martha Kang14795 at http://kplu.orgSeattle's Underground Sex Economy Explained, In Five PointsBills would increase Washington fines for prostitutionhttp://kplu.org/post/bills-would-increase-washington-fines-prostitution
<p>OLYMPIA, Wash. &ndash; Washington lawmakers are considering a pair of bills that target Johns who solicit prostitutes. Proposals to increase state fines for prostitution and human trafficking had a hearing Tuesday in Olympia.</p><p>Supporters say some Washington speeding tickets cost more than the current fine for buying sex.</p><p>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:13:36 +0000Azusa Uchikura3780 at http://kplu.org